[vsnet-grb 197567] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 5 14:37:24 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Mar 13 05:37:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.121d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  17.133d
SLEW_TIME:       20280.00 SOD {05:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16356 TJD;    64 DOY;   13/03/05
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         80050,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       346.01d {+23h 04m 02s}   -5.98d {-05d 58' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        147.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 12.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.23d {+17h 12m 56s}  -20.42d {-20d 25' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       103.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 215.62,-18.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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